Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland

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The Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland is the senior appellate and superior court system for Northern Ireland, encompassing its High Court, Court of Appeal, and Crown Court.


Statements (40)
Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court
court system
superior court
advisesOnAppealsFrom county courts in Northern Ireland
magistrates’ courts in Northern Ireland
alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland
appealsTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
applies European Convention on Human Rights as incorporated by the Human Rights Act 1998
appointingAuthorityForJudges monarch of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
emblem Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (used in court)
establishedBy Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978
governedBy Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland constitutional law
handlesAppealsFrom Crown Court in Northern Ireland
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
county courts in Northern Ireland
hasChiefJudge Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.judiciaryni.uk
hasPart Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland
Crown Court in Northern Ireland
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
hasTypeOfCase judicial review cases
major civil litigation
serious criminal trials
hierarchicalLevel highest court of Northern Ireland below the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
jurisdiction Northern Ireland
languageOfProceedings English
lawReports Northern Ireland Law Reports
legalSystem common law
legalTradition Anglo-Irish common law tradition
location Belfast
oversees civil cases in Northern Ireland
criminal cases in Northern Ireland
partOf judiciary of Northern Ireland
region Northern Ireland
replaced Supreme Court of Judicature in Northern Ireland (earlier structure)
seatsAt Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast
subjectTo judicial review principles

Referenced by (12)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
courts of the United Kingdom
courts of the United Kingdom ("Crown Court in Northern Ireland")
includesCourt
Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland ("Supreme Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland")
alsoKnownAs
Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly ("courts of Northern Ireland")
checkedBy
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland ("Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978")
establishedUnder
Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland ("Crown Court in Northern Ireland")
handlesAppealsFrom
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland ("King's Bench Division (Northern Ireland)")
hasDivision
Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland ("Crown Court in Northern Ireland")
hasPart
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland ("Crown Court in Northern Ireland")
hearsAppealsFrom
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland ("Courts of Northern Ireland")
partOf
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland ("Supreme Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland")
predecessor
Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland ("Supreme Court of Judicature in Northern Ireland (earlier structure)")
replaced

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